Halifax Class Frigate - Specifications

Specifications

• Type: Guided Missile Frigate with Helicopter (FFH)
• Displacement: 4,770 tonnes (full load)
• Dimensions: 134.1 metres length x 16.4 metres width x 4.9 metres draft
• Armament:
  • Missiles: 8 × MK 141 Harpoon SSM; 16 x RIM-162 ESSM SAM/SSM
  • Torpedoes: 24 × Mk 46 torpedoes Mod 5
  • Guns Pre HCM/FELEX:
    • 1 × 57 mm Bofors Mk2 gun (220 rounds/minute to 10 nm)
    • 1 × Phalanx CIWS (Block 1B)
    • 6 × .50cal Heavy Machine Guns
  • Guns Post HCM/FELEX:
    • 1 × 57 mm Bofors Mk3 gun (220 rounds/minute to 10 nm)
    • 1 × Phalanx CIWS (Block 1B) Baseline 1
    • 6 × .50cal Heavy Machine Guns
  • Decoys Pre HCM/FELEX: 24 shield Chaff/infrared decoys (flares)
  • Decoys Post HCM/FELEX: Rheinmetall Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS)
• Sensors Pre HCM/FELEX:
  • Air/Surface Search: Ericsson Sea Giraffe HC 150 (G band)
  • Long Range Air Search: Raytheon AN/SPS-49 (C/D band)
  • Fire Control: Signaal SPG-503 STIR 1.8 (K/I band)
  • Navigational Radar: Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I-band
  • Active Sonar: AN/SQS-510 Hull-mounted variable depth (range to 27 nm)
  • Passive Sonar: AN/SQR-501 CANTASS Passive towed array
• Sensors Post HCM/FELEX:
  • Air/Surface Search: Ericsson Sea Giraffe HC 180 (G band)
  • Long Range Air Search: Thales Smart-S Mk2 S-band radars
  • Fire Control: Saab CEROS 200
  • Navigational Radar: Raytheon Anschütz Pathfinder ST MK 2
  • Active Sonar: AN/SQS-510 Hull-mounted variable depth (range to 27 nm)
  • Passive Sonar: A upgarded AN/SQR-501 CANTASS Passive towed array
  • Combat System: Saab base, Lockheed Martin Canada designed “CanACCS-9LV”, a modified 9LV for the Canadian Forces.
• Propulsion: Twin CODOG
  • 2 x General Electric LM2500 gas turbines producing 47,500 shp (35,400 kW)
  • 1 Pielstick v20 cruise diesel producing 8,800 shp (6,600 kW)
• Speed: 29+ knots (54 km/h)
• Endurance:
  • 7,100 nautical miles (13,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) (diesel)
  • 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) (turbine)
• Complement: 225 (including air detachment and firefighting unit).
• Range: 9,500 nautical miles (18,000 km)

Plans are underway to replace the Sea Sparrow missiles with the Evolved Sea Sparrow, upgrade the towed sonar arrays and fit newer propellers and anechoic tiles to reduce noise emission. HMCS Montréal has already been upgraded in the latter regard. Of note in the structural design of these ships is the distinctive funnel housing, designed to diffuse the vessels' heat signature.